Sonkatch Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dewas, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Sonkatch is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Sonkatch tehsil of Dewas district. The Sonkatch city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,985 families residing in the Sonkatch city. The total population of Sonkatch is 16,545 out of which 8,503 are males and 8,042 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sonkatch is 946.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sonkatch city is 2121 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1131 male children and 990 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonkatch is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (946).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sonkatch is 83.3%. Thus Sonkatch has a higher literacy rate compared to 69.3% of Dewas district. The male literacy rate is 90.15% and the female literacy rate is 76.05% in Sonkatch.

Population
16,545
Literacy
83.3%
Sex Ratio
946

Sonkatch Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,985 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sonkatch Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sonkatch Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 2,121 1,131 990
Literacy 83.3% 78.2% 66.7%
Scheduled Caste 2,556 1,308 1,248
Scheduled Tribe 290 147 143
Illiterate 4,536 1,857 2,679

Caste-wise Population - Sonkatch

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Sonkatch.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,556 1,308 1,248
Schedule Tribe 290 147 143

Religion-wise Population - Sonkatch

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sonkatch is 12,390 which is 74.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sonkatch is 3,550 which is 21.46% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sonkatch as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,390 (74.89%) 6,374 6,016
Muslim 3,550 (21.46%) 1,834 1,716
Christian 79 (0.48%) 30 49
Sikh 98 (0.59%) 47 51
Buddhist 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Jain 411 (2.48%) 209 202
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 13 (0.08%) 7 6

Literacy Rate - Sonkatch

The total literacy rate of Sonkatch was 83.26% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 12,009 literates, males were 6,646 while females were 5,363. Also the male literacy rate was 90.15% and the female literacy rate was 76.05% in Sonkatch.

  Sonkatch Madhya Pradesh
Female 76.05% 59.24%
Male 90.15% 78.73%
Total 83.26% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Sonkatch

The Sex Ratio of Sonkatch is 946. Thus per every 1000 men there were 946 females in Sonkatch. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 946 ) of Sonkatch.


Child Population - Sonkatch

According to Census 2011, there were 2,121 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sonkatch. Out of which 1,131 were male while 990 were female.


Working Population - Sonkatch

In Sonkatch Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 5,387 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,387 workers engaged in Main Work, 214 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 181 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,582 3,936 646
Cultivators 214 205 9
Agriculture Labourer 181 124 57
Household Industries 232 191 41
Other Workers 3,955 3,416 539
Marginal Workers 805 501 304
Non Working 11,158 4,066 7,092

Sonkatch Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sonkatch is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,147 61.6% 964
2 Ward No - 2 1,259 80.4% 976
3 Ward No - 3 1,448 73.4% 926
4 Ward No - 4 770 81.9% 1,032
5 Ward No - 5 736 86.8% 984
6 Ward No - 6 826 83.8% 967
7 Ward No - 7 1,217 76.7% 923
8 Ward No - 8 1,115 54.9% 887
9 Ward No - 9 958 76.4% 963
10 Ward No - 10 1,142 71.5% 969
11 Ward No - 11 1,006 81.8% 988
12 Ward No - 12 859 73.3% 939
13 Ward No - 13 1,044 78.4% 959
14 Ward No - 14 1,731 63.5% 898
15 Ward No - 15 1,287 62.2% 909

Map of Sonkatch, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh


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